Why me ?

so what exactly can happen had the motor fallen on the ground.... lol I know what the worst case scenario is , but im asking this because we recently got a 440 from the yard, and my friend was moving the engine hoist when he moved it over a towel on the ground, it caused the leg to lift cause it was missing a pin, and the weight of the 440 overcame it and it took a spill from about 3 feet high. It doesnt look to bad, looks like the cylinder head that he isnt going to use took most of the blow, you think his motor is trash now? can a motor survive a small fall?